On Tuesday night (November 27th), mayor, council and CAO are heading to Calgary on a Northern Air charter to attend the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) conference and trade show (Wednesday to Friday) at the Telus Conference Centre, returning Saturday morning. Previous councils found that chartering a flight is the most cost-effective way (saving time and money) to get a group from Peace River to Calgary and back again.
I'll be attending a variety of sessions at the conference, including a day-long one for new councillors called "So I've Been Elected, Now What Do I Do?" It will be a good opportunity to meet other newcomers and also become acquainted with the AUMA's Elected Officials Training modules that are in development and scheduled for release in 2008. I've signed up for other sessions on Thursday and Friday but am not sure which ones I'll actually get to attend, so will save the descriptions until I'm back.
On December 10, I'll attend the Medical Student Training Symposium in Grande Prairie on behalf of Peace River Council. The symposium is "designed to bring community stakeholders and regional organizations together with the important purpose of helping to establish goals and direction to aid the Health Care Workforce Education Partnership Committee with its efforts to create capacity for medical student training in Northern Alberta."
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Excellent blog, Leslie! A great way to keep everyone informed, Wanda
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